“I can say that much because he’s been in custody for a couple of days now and it’s certainly something that’s unfamiliar to him.”

Until Monday, the former Chronicle Herald employee had only ever faced an impaired driving charge.

He is now looking at charges of sexual assault and communicating for the purpose of obtaining sexual services in connection with the confinement case.

The boy’s mother, who cannot be identified, says her son was offered a job painting, but was instead drugged and woke up to find himself chained to the floor and ceiling of the home in Upper Chelsea in September.

He claims he was held against his will by two men, and sexually assaulted for a period of up to two weeks.

David James LeBlanc is also facing charges in connection with the alleged incident.

Another suspect in the case, Wayne Alan Cunningham, was found dead in northern Ontario, close to where LeBlanc was arrested. Foul play is not suspected in his death.